# moa
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Maori moa, from Proto-Polynesian *moa (“fowl”).

### Pronunciation

* (New Zealand) IPA: /ˈmɒʌ/, /ˈmoə/
* (UK) IPA: /ˈməʊə/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: (New Zealand) -oə, (UK) -əʊə

### Noun

moa (plural moa or moas)
* Any of several species of large, extinct, flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae that were native to New Zealand; until its extinction, one species was the largest bird in the world. [from 19th c.]
** 2000, Errol Fuller, Extinct Birds, Oxford, page 29:The moas (order Dinornithiformes) of New Zealand are likewise extinct but almost certainly some still survived when Tasman first sighted the islands in 1642.
** 2018 April 4, Hanneke Meijer, The Guardian:For instance, the little bush moa fed nearly exclusively on forest vegetation, whereas the heavy-footed moa was a grazer in open vegetation habitats.
* (Internet slang, uncommon) An extremely tall individual.

#### Derived terms

* broad-billed moa
* bush moa
* coastal moa
* crested moa
* eastern moa
* giant moa
* heavy-footed moa
* lesser moa
* little bush moa
* Mantell's moa
* Mappin's moa
* moa bed
* moalike
* moan
* moa-nalo
* moa stone
* North Island giant moa
* slender moa
* South Island giant moa
* stout-legged moa
* upland moa

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* Amo., -oma, MAO, oma, Oma, Amo, AMO, mao, AOM, Mao

## 'Are'are
### Verb

moa
* to vomit

### References

* Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from English moa, from Maori moa, from Proto-Polynesian *moa.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

moa m (plural moa's)
* moa (extinct bird of the family Dinornithidae)

## Finnish
### Etymology

From English moa, from Maori moa.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmo(ː)ɑ/, [ˈmo̞(ː)ɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -oɑ
* Hyphenation: moa

### Noun

moa
* moa (large, extinct, flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae that were native to New Zealand)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of moa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
moani
moani
accusative
nom.
moani
moani
gen.
moani
genitive
moani
moieni moaini $^{rare}$
partitive
moaani
moiani
inessive
moassani
moissani
elative
moastani
moistani
illative
moaani
moiini
adessive
moallani
moillani
ablative
moaltani
moiltani
allative
moalleni
moilleni
essive
moanani
moinani
translative
moakseni
moikseni
abessive
moattani
moittani
instructive
comitative
—moineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
moasi
moasi
accusative
nom.
moasi
moasi
gen.
moasi
genitive
moasi
moiesi moaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
moaasi
moiasi
inessive
moassasi
moissasi
elative
moastasi
moistasi
illative
moaasi
moiisi
adessive
moallasi
moillasi
ablative
moaltasi
moiltasi
allative
moallesi
moillesi
essive
moanasi
moinasi
translative
moaksesi
moiksesi
abessive
moattasi
moittasi
instructive
comitative
—moinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
moamme
moamme
accusative
nom.
moamme
moamme
gen.
moamme
genitive
moamme
moiemme moaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
moaamme
moiamme
inessive
moassamme
moissamme
elative
moastamme
moistamme
illative
moaamme
moiimme
adessive
moallamme
moillamme
ablative
moaltamme
moiltamme
allative
moallemme
moillemme
essive
moanamme
moinamme
translative
moaksemme
moiksemme
abessive
moattamme
moittamme
instructive
comitative
—moinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
moanne
moanne
accusative
nom.
moanne
moanne
gen.
moanne
genitive
moanne
moienne moainne $^{rare}$
partitive
moaanne
moianne
inessive
moassanne
moissanne
elative
moastanne
moistanne
illative
moaanne
moiinne
adessive
moallanne
moillanne
ablative
moaltanne
moiltanne
allative
moallenne
moillenne
essive
moananne
moinanne
translative
moaksenne
moiksenne
abessive
moattanne
moittanne
instructive
comitative
—moinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
moansa
moansa
accusative
nom.
moansa
moansa
gen.
moansa
genitive
moansa
moiensa moainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
moaansa
moiaan moiansa
inessive
moassaan moassansa
moissaan moissansa
elative
moastaan moastansa
moistaan moistansa
illative
moaansa
moiinsa
adessive
moallaan moallansa
moillaan moillansa
ablative
moaltaan moaltansa
moiltaan moiltansa
allative
moalleen moallensa
moilleen moillensa
essive
moanaan moanansa
moinaan moinansa
translative
moakseen moaksensa
moikseen moiksensa
abessive
moattaan moattansa
moittaan moittansa
instructive
comitative
—moineen moinensa :

#### Derived terms

* jättiläismoa

### Anagrams

* oma

## Galician
### Etymology 1

From Medieval Galician proper moa, from Latin mola (“millstone”), from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to grind”). Cognate of Portuguese mó and of Spanish muela.

#### Alternative forms

* mó

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɔa̝/

#### Noun

moa f (plural moas)
* molar
* runner millstone
    Synonym: capa
* grindstone
** 1448, X. Ferro Couselo, editor, A vida e a fala dos devanceiros, page 295:que lle quebrantaron duas moas de moer ferramenta, que sían armadas et encabalgadasthat they broke two grindstones used for sharpening tools, that were framed and mounted
* whetstone
* heap
* gizzard

##### Synonyms

* (molar): molar
* (millstone): capa, pedra
* (gizzard): moella

##### Derived terms

* A Mo
* A Moa
* moa do siso
* moa do xuízo
* Moas
* Moás

##### Related terms

* moer
* muíño

#### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “moa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “moa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “moa”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “moa”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

moa
* (reintegrationist norm) inflection of moer:
** first/third-person singular present subjunctive
** third-person singular imperative

## Hawaiian
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *moa.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmo.a/, [ˈmo.wə]

### Noun

moa
* chicken or similar fowl

## Italian
### Etymology

Borrowed from English moa, from Maori moa, from Proto-Polynesian *moa (“fowl”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɔ.a/
* Rhymes: -ɔa
* Hyphenation: mò‧a

### Noun

moa m (invariable)
* moa

### Further reading

* moa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

### Anagrams

* -oma, amo, amò

## Japanese
### Romanization

moa
* Rōmaji transcription of モア

## Malay
### Noun

moa
* eel

## Maori
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Polynesian *moa.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mɔa/

### Noun

moa
* moa (Dinornis)

#### Descendants

* → English: moa

## Niuean
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *moa.

### Noun

moa
* chicken

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Noun

moa m (definite singular moaen, indefinite plural moaer, definite plural moaene)
* moa (large, extinct flightless bird of New Zealand)

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Noun

moa m (definite singular moaen, indefinite plural moaer or moaar, definite plural moaene or moaane)
* moa (large, extinct flightless bird of New Zealand)

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English moa.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɔ.a/
* Rhymes: -ɔa
* Syllabification: mo‧a
* Homophone: Moa

### Noun

moa m animal (indeclinable)
* moa (any ratite of the order Dinornithiformes)

### Further reading

* moa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* moa in PWN's encyclopedia

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈmo.ɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈmo.ɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈmo.a/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈmo.ɐ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈmo.ɐ/
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /ˈmo(w).ɐ/
* Hyphenation: mo‧a

### Etymology 1
#### Noun

moa f (plural moas)
* moa (large, extinct flightless bird of New Zealand)

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

moa
* inflection of moer:
** first/third-person singular present subjunctive
** third-person singular imperative

## Rapa Nui
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *moa. Cognates include Hawaiian moa and Maori moa.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmo.a/
* Hyphenation: mo‧a

### Noun

moa
* chicken

#### Derived terms

* hare moa

### References

* Paulus Kieviet (2017) A grammar of Rapa Nui‎, Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 29

## Samoan
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *moa.

#### Noun

moa
* chicken or similar fowl

##### Derived terms

* fuāmoa

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *moa₄ (compare with Tongan moa).

#### Noun

moa
* banana blossom, flower at the end of its bunch.

### References

* ↑ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “moa.1”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
* ↑ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “moa.4a”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

## Talysh
### Etymology

Cognate with Persian مادر (mâdar).

### Noun

moa
* mother

## Tok Pisin
### Etymology

From English more.

### Adverb

moa
* more

## Tokelauan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmo.a]
* Hyphenation: mo‧a

### Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *moa. Cognates include Hawaiian moa and Samoan moa.

#### Noun

moa
* chicken

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *moa. Cognates include Tahitian moa and Samoan moa.

#### Noun

moa
* spinning top

### References

* R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 236

## Tongan
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *moa.

#### Noun

moa
* chicken

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *moa₄ (compare with Samoan moa).

#### Noun

moa
* banana blossom, flower at the end of its bunch.

### References

* ↑ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “moa.1”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
* ↑ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “moa.4a”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

## Vietnamese
### Etymology

Borrowed from French moi (“me”).

### Pronunciation

* (Hà Nội) IPA: [mwaː˧˧]
* (Huế) IPA: [mwaː˧˧]
* (Saigon) IPA: [mwaː˧˧]

### Pronoun

moa
* (obsolete, sometimes humorous, originally towards a French speaker) I; me
    Coordinate term: toa

#### See also

* ngộ/nị (towards a Cantonese speaker)
* hoá/lứ (towards a Teochew speaker)